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violation
Noun
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A violation of a rule is an act of breaking the rule: going past the limits of the rule.
The speed you were driving your car was a violation of the speed limit.
Walking into my house like that was a violation of my privacy.
The new finding seems to be in violation of our understanding of physics.
This violation of our trust cannot be forgiven.
The violation of these young girls by a man their uncle is hard to understand.
short
Adjective
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall.
I can't reach the table because I'm too short.
The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes.
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long.
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If something is short then it takes a little time.
sale
Noun
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A sale is the act of selling something.
Proceeds from the sale of the art went to the local school.
The sale of guns in Canada is tightly controlled.
Travel agents don't make money until they make a sale.
The president said the company is not for sale.
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Sales is the number or value of things sold.
The stronger economy has boosted auto sales by $650 million over last year.
Retail sales have fallen for two months in a row.
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Sales is the part of a company or industry that tries to get people to buy more.
She's now Seattle's director of marketing and sales.
I'm not the kind of person who can be successful in sales.
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A sale is a time when prices are lower than usual.
The computer store is having a sale: 50% off everything.
Milk is on sale for a dollar a litre.